title: Intradural manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis causing spinal cord compression.
abstract: Rheumatoid arthritis as a cause of medullary compression due to subluxation of rheumatically diseased joints is very common. However, spinal cord compression by rheumatoid nodules is seen rarely, usually by extradural lesions. We describe two cases of intradural rheumatoid nodules causing spinal cord compression.
authors.affiliation: Neurochirurgische Universitätsklinik Kiel.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kraus
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Klinge
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rautenberg
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008297:Male; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D012215:Rheumatic Nodule / Q000601:surgery*; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000601:surgery*